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10 films make shortlist for Oscars’ best international film
LOS ANGELES – Ten international films, including widely acclaimed offerings from South Korea, Spain and…
10 films make shortlist for Oscars’ best international film
LOS ANGELES – Ten international films, including widely acclaimed offerings from South Korea, Spain and…
Canada’s ‘Antigone’ not in the Oscar race for best international feature
Canada is no longer in the running for best international feature at the upcoming Oscars.…
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019
A sharecropper’s son who rose through the seats of power to become one of the…
Vancouver’s German Christmas market celebrates 10-year anniversary
VANCOUVER – For centuries, communities in Germany have transformed town squares into glittering Christmas markets,…
Former Rolling Stones manager headlines rock dreams course at B.C. university
VICTORIA – Andrew Loog Oldham was 19 years old when he joined the vanguard of…
Ontario poet laureate role created in honour of Hip frontman Gord Downie
TORONTO – Ontario has created a new poet laureate position for the province and named…
Grammy-winner Anderson .Paak supports hometown arts centre
VENTURA, Calif. – Rapper and singer Anderson .Paak is lending his support to an arts…
Controversial Zapata painting will stay on display in Mexico
MEXICO CITY – A controversial painting of a Mexican Revolution hero will remain on exhibit…
Mexican government to mediate dispute over painting of hero
MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s culture minister will mediate a dispute over an effeminate painting of…
Weinstein’s bail hiked over allegations he disabled monitor
NEW YORK – A judge Wednesday hiked Harvey Weinstein’s bail over allegations he mishandled or…
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EST
UK voters decide who they want to resolve Brexit impasse LONDON (AP) — U.K. voters…
Detroit tops list of hard-to-count cities ahead of census
DETROIT – When the U.S. Census Bureau starts counting people next year in Detroit, obstacles…
In Mexico, effeminate Zapata painting draws fury
MEXICO CITY – A painting showing Mexican Revolution hero Emiliano Zapata nude and in an…
Margaret Atwood and Laurie Anderson talk art, age and more
NEW YORK – Margaret Atwood and Laurie Anderson, strangers until now, covered a wide range…
Kyle Lowry among celebs to make onstage cameos in ‘The Nutcracker’
Toronto Raptors all-star Kyle Lowry is set to be a pointe guard in “The Nutcracker.”…
Hungarian actors protest plan to boost control over theatres
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Hungarian actors and directors rallied Monday to oppose government plans seen as…
Canadian prize juries wrestle with tension between politics and literature
With every literature prize comes some contention over which texts are most worthy of celebration.…
London offers winter warmers with a festive flavour
LONDON – Mulled wine, warm spiced cider and hot toddies have long been British staples…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Saudi gunman tweeted against US before naval base shooting PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — The Saudi…
Beshear fills more high-level jobs for his administration
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky Gov.-elect Andy Beshear filled more high-level jobs in his upcoming administration…
Belafonte recalls Horne’s activism as Solange is honoured
NEW YORK – Lena Horne was a fierce advocate for civil rights in her later…
New Orleans is home to mystical academy in new Marvel comic
NEW ORLEANS – The city known for 19th century Voodoo queen Marie Laveau and for…
Sneakers star at glamorous parties around Art Basel Miami
MIAMI – Fashion has always played a starring role at the glamorous weeklong parties surrounding…